2014年3月5日 · Spontaneous preterm labor and birth. This term refers to unintentional, unplanned delivery before the 37th week of pregnancy. This type of preterm birth can result from a number of causes, such as infection or inflammation, although the cause of spontaneous preterm labor and delivery is usually not known.

This type of preterm birth can result from a number of causes, such as infection or inflammation, although the cause of spontaneous preterm labor and delivery is usually not known. A history of delivering preterm is one of the strongest predictors for subsequent preterm births. 1; Medically indicated preterm birth.

2014年3月5日 · More than 70% of preterm infants are born during the late-preterm time frame. 3 Preterm birth is the most common cause of infant death and is the leading cause of long-term disability in children. 4 Many organs, including the brain, lungs, and liver, are still developing in the final weeks of pregnancy.

2018年5月16日 · Preterm labor and birth occur more often among certain racial and ethnic groups. For example, infants of African American mothers are more likely to be born preterm than infants of white mothers. American Indian/Alaska Native mothers are also more likely to give birth preterm than are white mothers. 4

2022年6月30日 · NICHD’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network found that progesterone given to women at risk of preterm birth due to a prior preterm birth reduces chances of a subsequent preterm birth by one-third, when started at 16 weeks of gestation and continued to 37 weeks of gestation. 1,2 Because subsequent research did not show the same effect, use ...

2012年4月18日 · Testing for fFN can help predict which pregnant women showing signs of preterm labor will have a preterm delivery. 2 It is typically used for its negative predictive value, meaning that if it is negative, it is unlikely that a woman will deliver within the next 7 days.

2023年5月9日 · Preterm birth, defined as the birth of a fetus before 37 weeks of gestation, is a major public health priority for the United States and an important research focus for NICHD. Preterm infants are at high risk for a variety of disorders, including cerebral palsy, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and vision impairment.

2020年3月2日 · Healthcare providers and families face significant challenges in making care decisions for extremely preterm infants. They make decisions about individual infants based on each infant’s situation and using the best available information at the time. Through its research, NICHD aims to better inform healthcare providers and families about the health, survival, and …

2012年1月25日 · The very preterm children with the most connectivity in this type of brain wave did better on the tests, but even those who passed the tests had different types of brain activity than did the full-term children. A second study examined very preterm children's brain waves in the cortex while the children were not performing any specific task.

2023年5月9日 · Read the center's 2009 report on preterm birth, Born a Bit Too Early: Recent Trends in Late-Preterm Births (PDF 691 KB). March of Dimes The March of Dimes Foundation provides information as part of its mission to prevent preterm birth. Read more about preterm birth in the in-depth article "Your Premature Baby."